MPV Urania Credit HMM

HMM, South Korea’s flagship liner operator, will double its extra loader transpacific services from next month, at the government’s behest, in anticipation of soaring demand in the peak season.

Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) officials said that, after consultation, HMM would offer four transpacific extra loader services every month from July.

The carrier, which began adding ad hoc trips in August last year, has been doing a monthly average of two.

Meanwhile, tight capacity and the slow return of empty containers continue ...

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  • Daniella Lawson

    June 09, 2021 at 2:20 pm

    South Korea is really pro-business, then again, the government is HMM’s largest shareholder.